Guest post by Ashley Roberts, Information Adviser (Graduate Trainee) Research Sparks is a new monthly lunchtime group for Post Graduate Researchers (PGRs) and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) from all disciplines. The sessions are designed to be an informal opportunity to learn about key developments in the research landscape, whilst getting to know fellow PGRs and… Continue reading Research Sparks 2023: a new forum for PGRs and ECRs
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“It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity” (Open Access Week)
This post is part of a series of blogs in celebration of Open Access Week 2021. Today’s blog is posted on behalf of Kim Davis (Information Specialist). This year’s Open Access Week theme is “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity”. To celebrate this theme and finish off the Library’s week of Open Access activities, this blog… Continue reading “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity” (Open Access Week)
Elsevier negotiations: what lies ahead for UK universities
The current ScienceDirect contract between Elsevier and UK universities is due for renewal on the 31st of December 2021. A UK-wide consortium has been formed in the hopes of re-negotiating the terms of this contract, which as it stands is not sufficient to meet the sector’s growing needs. The desired outcome of these negotiations is a comprehensive transformative (‘read and publish’) agreement which will cover access to Elsevier’s journals as well as open access publishing costs. Such an agreement would enable researchers to comply… Continue reading Elsevier negotiations: what lies ahead for UK universities
In the spotlight: Nurture Science Publishing Group (Open Access Week)
This post is part of a series of blogs in celebration of Open Access Week 2021. Keep an eye out for more posts throughout the week or follow our Twitter account, @OpenResPlym, to keep up to date with OA Week events. Nurture Science Publishing Group (NSPG) is a not-for-profit publishing group which advocates for affordable open… Continue reading In the spotlight: Nurture Science Publishing Group (Open Access Week)
An introduction to responsible metrics (Open Access Week)
This post is part of a series of blogs in celebration of Open Access Week 2021. Keep an eye out for more posts throughout the week or follow our Twitter account, @OpenResPlym, to keep up to date with OA Week events. Responsible metrics in a nutshell Research metrics are used to ‘measure’ the influence or impact of researchers… Continue reading An introduction to responsible metrics (Open Access Week)
A primer on transformative agreements (Open Access Week)
This is the first of a series of blogs that will be posted in celebration of Open Access Week 2021. Keep an eye out for posts throughout the week or follow our Twitter account, @OpenResPlym, to keep up to date with OA Week events. A transformative agreement, also known as a “read and publish” agreement, is… Continue reading A primer on transformative agreements (Open Access Week)
Come and play The Publishing Trap! (International Open Access Week 2018)
Are you about to or have you published in journals? Then come and join us this week for an exploration of the choices involved in publishing (e.g. copyright transfer agreements, open access publishing) as part of our schedule of activities for International Open Access Week 2018. You can take park in the The Publishing Trap,… Continue reading Come and play The Publishing Trap! (International Open Access Week 2018)
Kaleidoscope: Latest updates on REF 2021
This July, Research England (RE) and the 3 devolved funding bodies (HEFCW, SFC, & DFE) published the draft guidance on submissions for REF 2021 along with the draft panel criteria and working methods. These hefty documents (weighing in at roughly 300 pages and 800 paragraphs between them, with 19 Appendices) flesh out many of the… Continue reading Kaleidoscope: Latest updates on REF 2021
The University of Plymouth Research and Innovation Strategy
The University of Plymouth Research and Innovation Strategy (2017-22) aims to embrace real-world challenges to advance and translate knowledge and to drive innovation and enterprise. The strategy prioritises collaboration and interdisciplinary excellence and seeks to further the University’s reputation for undertaking impactful research of world leading quality, by sustaining our existing peaks of excellence and… Continue reading The University of Plymouth Research and Innovation Strategy
The 12 days of REFmas
Join us for a REF-related 12 days of Christmas, where each day we unwrap a different aspect of the REF. On the first Day of Christmas, HEFCE gave to me…A Research Excellence Framework in 2021 On the second Day of Christmas, HEFCE gave to me… 2 Impact case studies per Unit of Assessment On the third Day… Continue reading The 12 days of REFmas